Weather update: the cold-front is expected to last all week

A relief for the Western Cape but the rest of South Africa is advised to turn up the heater

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised us to keep our heaters on for yet another week, with conditions set to remain cold throughout the country this week.

On Tuesday, we provided a report on how the snow had engulfed parts of the Western Cape. It appears that the frost has left the Mother City for now and is set to take up the rest of the country.

Weather update from Wednesday until Saturday

On Wednesday, conditions are set to remain calm in the south Western parts of South Africa, as well as most parts of the Northern Cape.

Things will get very frosty moving into the eastern periphery of the Northern Cape and SAWS has issued a “frost” alert in places like Emthanjeni/De Aar and Joe Morolong/Hotazel.

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Further frost alerts have been issued for areas in North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and the Eastern Cape province.

Conditions are set to remain below cool conditions from Thursday moving onto the weekend. Places like Johannesburg, along with the rest of the Gauteng region, will likely maintain maximum temperatures of between 14 – 15C.

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What will weather conditions be like this weekend?

Cape Town, on the other hand, will boast cool maximum temperatures of between 20 – 23C going into the weekend. A far cry from the scenes that we witnessed a few days ago.

Meteorologists have said that this is one of the coldest winters the southern hemisphere has ever experienced. However, in the case of the Mother City, as unbearably cold as it is, the rain has been a blessing as our dams are filling up very nicely.

The rest of South Africa has been advised to buckle up and prep thicker blankets, as the cold front is steadily making its way north to settle down for the rest of this week.